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  • There is no money to steal on the electrical grid, nor is there any intelligence value that would justify cyber espionage: The only point to penetrating the grid's controls is to counter American military superiority by threatening to damage the underpinning of the U.S. economy.

    China's Cyberassault on America Richard Clarke 2011

  • Even including the grid's share, orders were below the € 7.13 billion Alstom booked in the first half of 2009.

    Alstom's Profit Slides 29% Adam Mitchell 2010

  • Regional leaders themselves are racing to understand the challenges ahead of them, with Western governors and officials gathering in support of a report sketching out the Western transmission grid's infrastructure investment needs.

    Shifra Mincer: AOL Energy Week in Review Shifra Mincer 2011

  • As we develop plans to modernize our electrical transmission infrastructure, microgrids should be a key tool in improving our grid's strength and flexibility.

    Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

  • As we develop plans to modernize our electrical transmission infrastructure, microgrids should be a key tool in improving our grid's strength and flexibility.

    Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

  • There is no money to steal on the electrical grid, nor is there any intelligence value that would justify cyber espionage: The only point to penetrating the grid's controls is to counter American military superiority by threatening to damage the underpinning of the U.S. economy.

    China's Cyberassault on America Richard Clarke 2011

  • As we develop plans to modernize our electrical transmission infrastructure, microgrids should be a key tool in improving our grid's strength and flexibility.

    Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

  • The U.S. government, [National Security Administration], and military have tried to access the power grid's control systems from the public Internet.

    All Is Not Quiet on the Digital Front 2010

  • Truth be told, what is really happening now is the creation of a smarter grid -- directly analogous to the communications grid's earlier migration from just smart to the Internet.

    Smart Grid Revolution Starts With Big-Electron Storage 2010

  • It is entirely possible that the smart grid's appetite for a lot of other things -- hardware, software, sensors and batteries -- will similarly eclipse previous uses of similar technologies.

    Smart Grid Revolution Starts With Big-Electron Storage 2010

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